''''''

# Standard
# Related
# Local



def convert_strings_to_ints(strings):
    '''A small utility function for converting a tuple of strings into
    integers, note that this also converts a single string into an integer and
    puts it inside of a list.'''
    
    if strings is None:
        return None
    
    # If it is a string, it is a single vert.
    if type(strings) == str:
        return [int(strings)]
    
    def convert_to_int(numeric_string):
        ''''''
        return int(numeric_string)
    
    return map(convert_to_int, strings)
